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Mobile County deputies: $25,000 worth of drugs seized from North Carolina traveler

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Mobile County deputies seized 20 pounds of marijuana and and 90 Oxycontin pills after a traffic stop in Tillmans Corner, Ala., on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. (Courtesy of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office)

Brandon Marce Porter, 25, is facing charges of trafficking
illegal drugs and marijuana, driving with a suspended license and speeding,
according to booking records from Mobile County Metro Jail.

Around 9:45 a.m., deputies with MCSO's Special Operation's
unit pulled Porter over after he was seen speeding in the eastbound lanes of
I-10 near McDonald Road, said MCSO spokeswoman Lori Myles.

He was uncooperative with deputies, who had a K-9 unit with
them, Myles said. The dog pointed deputies to the back of Porter's vehicle,
where an estimated $25,000 worth of marijuana and Oxycontin was discovered, investigators
said.

The drugs were found in the trunk of the vehicle Porter was
driving, Myles said.

Porter, who lists a home address in Jacksonville, N.C., has
no known previous arrests in Mobile County. However, he has been arrested in
North Carolina on charges including carrying a concealed weapon without a
permit.